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all thofe princes that are born in the mountain- He was not 

 fo dark in complexion as aNeapolitan or Poiiu^^uezc, had a 

 remarkably fine forehead, large black eyes., but which hu.d 

 famething very fterji m them, a ftraight nofe, rather oi the 

 laigeft, thm lips, and fmali mouth, very white loeth and long 

 hair. His features, even in Europe, would have been thought 

 fine. He was particularly careful of his hair,whichhe dreffed 

 in a hundred different ways. Though he had been ablcnt but 

 a ver) few months from his native mountain, liis manners 

 and carriage were thofe of a prince, that from his infancy 

 had fat upon an hereditary throne. He had an excellent 

 -undcritanding, and prudence beyond his years. He was 

 iaid to be naturally of a very warm temper, but this he had 

 {o perfedly fubdued as fcarcely ever to liave given an in- 

 flance of it in public. He entered into Ras Michael's views 

 •entirely, and was as foi-ward to march out againll Fafil, as 

 his father had been aveife to it. 



From the time of Hannes's acceffion to the throne, Tecla 

 Haimanout called Michael by the name of Father, and dur- 

 ing the few flight fickneiTes the Kas had, he laid by all his 

 Hate, and attended him with an anxiety well becoming a 

 ion. At this time i entered Abyffinia, and arrived in Ma- 

 fuah, where there was a rumour only of Hatze Hannes's ill- 

 ncfs. 



The armymarchcdout of Condar on the loth of Noverriber 

 J 769, taking the route of Azazo and Dijigiebcr. Fafil was at 

 Bur<5, and had allembled a large army from Damcr, Agow, 

 and Maitflia. But Welleta Yafous, his principal officer, had 

 brought together a flill larger one, from the wild nations of 



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